An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

  1. 1.

    Every day, the artist ___________

    1. A.
      helped the farmer to do some farming
    2. B.
      went out to visit his friends
    3. C.
      painted pictures outside
    4. D.
      enjoyed the beautiful scenery
  2. 2.

    The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________

    1. A.
      wanted nothing
    2. B.
      wanted much more money
    3. C.
      didn’t want any things at all
    4. D.
      wanted one of his pictures instead of money
  3. 3.

    After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________

    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      happy
    3. C.
      thankful
    4. D.
      excited
CDA
文章講述了一個畫家去農(nóng)村度假，住在一個農(nóng)民家，農(nóng)民不要畫家付的房費，而要他的一幅畫，以此來斷絕他的兒子想當(dāng)畫家的念頭。
1.C細節(jié)理解題。Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening文中第二排可找到此句，拿著畫筆和顏料出去當(dāng)然是畫畫，故選C。
2.D細節(jié)理解題。從第二段可找到but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money.可以知道他不想要錢，故選D。
3.A作者意圖理解題。農(nóng)夫把他的畫作為阻止他兒子不當(dāng)藝術(shù)家的的理由，畫家當(dāng)然會悲傷，故選A。
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